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US 2024/0182174 A1Published application
Environmental control system including mixed-flow turbine
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsNathan James Grathwohl, Viktor Kilchyk, Mark G. Vignali
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Abstract
A system for a vehicle includes at least one inlet for receiving at least one medium and a device arranged in fluid communication with the at least one inlet. The device includes a shaft rotatable about a shaft axis, a compressor connected to the shaft, and a turbine connected to the shaft and also configured to drive the compressor upon receipt of the at least one medium. The turbine is a mixed-flow turbine.
Claims16
A system for a vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of inlets for receiving a plurality of mediums, respectively;
- a device arranged in fluid communication with at least one inlet of the plurality of inlets, the device comprising:
- a shaft rotatable about a shaft axis;
- a compressor connected to the shaft, the compressor being fluidly connected to a first inlet of the plurality of inlets;
- a turbine connected to the shaft, wherein the turbine is fluidly connected to only the first inlet of the plurality of inlets such that only a first medium of the plurality of mediums is provided to a turbine inlet, the turbine being configured to drive the compressor using energy extracted from the first medium, wherein the turbine is a mixed-flow turbine and the turbine and the compressor are fluidly connected to the first inlet of the plurality of inlets in parallel.
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